Monster Employment Index Rises 7% Year-over-Year

Monster Employment Index Rises 7% Year-over-Year
Business Wire
NEW YORK -- December 07, 2012
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW):
November 2012 Index Highlights:
*Monster Employment Index U.S. grows seven percent on annual basis in
November
*Retail Trade (up 16 percent) leads all sectors in annual growth, while
real estate and rental and leasing sector continued to track double-digit
growth
*Arts, Entertainment and Recreation and Utilities record negative
year-over-year growth, while Management of Companies and Information
remain flat
*Among the metro markets tracked by the Index, Los Angeles records top
growth, while New York loses momentum
The Monster Employment Index U.S. is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job
posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job
opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites
and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one
advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job
listings across the industry.
Monster Employment Index U.S. results for the past 18 months are as follows:
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Y-O-Y
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 GROWTH
143 146 144 147 148 151 147 140 133 143 143 146 147 153 147 156 153 156 158 7%
Industry Year-over-year Trends: 14 of the 19 industries monitored by the Index
showed positive annual growth trends.
*Retail Trade (up 16 percent) accelerated from the 10 percent growth
recorded in October, with notable hiring activity for sales professionals
and supervisory workers. The sector continues to record escalation in
hiring, especially for computer-related and creative positions within the
eCommerce segment
*Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (up 14 percent) also recorded
accelerated growth in November with increased opportunities across a
diverse set of occupations, extending beyond sales and administrative
positions
*Finance and Insurance (up nine percent) gained momentum in November,
positively impacted by growth in the Real Estate sector
*Administrative, Support and Waste Management (up 12 percent) climbed into
the top five growth sectors driven by escalation in recruitment for
temporary help workers
*Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (down two percent) and Utilities (down
three percent) were the only industries to record reductions in online job
demand over the year
Top Growth Industries
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Retail Trade 172 199 16%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 57 65 14%
Construction 186 211 13%
Transportation and Warehousing 211 238 13%
Administrative, Support and Waste Management 59 66 12%
Lowest Growth Industries
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Management of Companies and Enterprises 112 112 0%
Information 96 96 0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 230 229 0%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 41 40 -2%
Utilities 135 131 -3%
Occupation Year-over-year Trends: Annual online demand for workers rose in 11
of 23 occupational categories in November.
*Healthcare Practitioners and Technical (up 23 percent) and Architecture
and Engineering (up 22 percent) were the top two growth categories in
November
*Management (down one percent) and Military-specific (down two percent)
were the only two categories to record negative annual growth
Top Growth Occupations
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 163 201 23%
Architecture and Engineering 115 140 22%
Personal Care and Service 71 85 20%
Legal 116 137 18%
Life, Physical, and Social Science 122 139 14%
Lowest Growth Occupations
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Transportation and Material Moving 145 147 1%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 180 182 1%
Production 134 135 1%
Management 145 144 -1%
Military Specific 165 161 -2%
Geographic year-over-year Trends: 26 of the 28 metro markets recorded
positive annual growth in November.
*Los Angeles (up 21 percent) led all metro markets in terms of annual
growth with gains in occupational categories like computer and
mathematical, as well as architecture and engineering. Generally positive
growth trends also emerged for life/physical/social sciences, legal, and
healthcare practitioners
*New York (up six percent) registered a slowdown month-over-month, with
recruitment activity likely being impacted by extreme weather events at
the end of October. The sales and related category recorded the most
notable loss of momentum while construction and
installation/maintenance/repair recorded growth, likely temporary
*Orlando (down one percent) became the first metro market to chart
reductions in annual growth since March 2010. November saw notable
downturns in occupations like management, office and administrative
support, and military specific
Top Growth Metro Markets
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Los Angeles 72 87 21%
Houston 141 169 20%
Chicago 97 114 18%
Atlanta 105 122 16%
Dallas 119 137 15%
Lowest Growth Metro Markets
Year-over-year Growth Nov Nov % Growth
11 12 Y-o-y
Philadelphia 72 74 3%
Minneapolis 121 124 2%
Indianapolis 117 119 2%
Kansas City 112 112 0%
Orlando 73 72 -1%
International Trends:
*Monster Employment Index Europe continued to demonstrate a fourth
consecutive month of annual reduction in online recruitment, declining by
four percent in November. Environment, architecture/ urbanism records
seventh consecutive month of growth while Transport, post and logistics
reports the greatest decline. Belgium and the United Kingdom are the only
two regions to report annual growth, both up by one percent
*Monster Employment Index India rises 13 percent from a year ago in
October. Shipping/Marine continues to outpace all industries in terms of
annual growth, while NGO/ social services sector also records strong
growth.
To obtain a full copy of the Monster Employment Index U.S. report for November
2012, and to access current individual data charts for each of the 28 metro
markets tracked, please visit http://about-monster.com/employment-index. Data
for the month of December will be released on January 4, 2013.
About the Monster Employment Index U.S.
Launched in April 2004 with data collected since October 2003, the Monster
Employment Index U.S. is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of U.S.
online job posting activity conducted by Monster Worldwide, Inc. Based on a
real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a
large, representative selection of corporate career sites and job boards,
including Monster, the Monster Employment Index presents a snapshot of
employer online recruitment activity nationwide. All of the data and findings
in the Monster Employment Index have been validated for their accuracy through
independent, third party auditing conducted periodically by Research America,
Inc. The audit validates the accuracy of the national online job recruitment
activity measured within a margin of error of +/- 1.05%.
About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier
global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire
people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North
America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers
with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career
advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster
delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. To learn more about
Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More
information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://about-monster.com.
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